GlaxoSmithKline wins U.S. approval for new flu vaccine

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GlaxoSmithKline wins U.S. approval for new flu vaccine

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glaxosmithkline-wins-u-approval-flu-vaccine-160123301--sector.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tXst.7mushFhYxi8CCIYBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-12-17T170316Z_1_CBRE8BG1BDI00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Signage is pictured on the company headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline in west London" align="left" title="Signage is pictured on the company headquarters of GlaxoSmithKline in west London" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have approved a new four-strain seasonal influenza vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the company said on Monday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Fluarix Quadrivalent to immunize children age 3 and older and adults against flu virus subtypes A and B contained in the vaccine. It is the first intramuscular vaccine to protect against four influenza strains. Three-strain flu vaccines currently administered help protect against the two most common A virus strains and the B strain expected to be predominant in a given year, the company said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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